[meteorite-list] NASA Invites Reporters and Public to Curiosity First Anniversary Event

[Ron Baalke]

July 30, 2013

Trent J. Perrotto/Dwayne Brown
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100/202-358-1726
trent.j.perrotto at nasa.gov / dwayne.c.brown at nasa.gov

MEDIA ADVISORY M13-121

NASA Invites Reporters and Public to Curiosity First Anniversary Event

NASA officials and crew members aboard the International Space Station will  
observe the first anniversary of the Curiosity rover's landing on Mars at a  
public event in Washington from noon-1:30 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Aug. 6. The event  
will be broadcast on NASA Television and streamed live on the agency's  
website.

Media and the public are welcome to attend to hear highlights from the Mars  
Science Laboratory's first year of investigations, learn about upcoming NASA  
robotic missions to the red planet, and speak with astronauts conducting  
experiments in space that will enable human exploration of Mars in the 2030s.

Those interested in attending should plan to arrive at NASA Headquarters, 300  
E St. SW, by 11:30 a.m. Seating is limited.

Participating will be:

 * Charles Bolden, NASA administrator
 * Chris Cassidy and Karen Nyberg, NASA astronauts, live from the space
   station
 * Jim Green, director, Planetary Division, NASA's Science Mission
   Directorate
 * Sam Scimemi, director, NASA's International Space Station Program
 * Prasun Desai, acting director, Strategic Integration, NASA's Space
   Technology Mission Directorate

The Mars Science Laboratory mission successfully placed the one-ton Curiosity  
rover on the surface of Mars on Aug. 6, 2012, UTC and EDT (evening of Aug. 5,  
2012, PDT), about 1 mile from the center of its 12-mile-long target area.  
Within the first eight months of a planned 23-months primary mission,  
Curiosity met its major science objective of finding evidence of a past  
environment well-suited to support microbial life. With much more science to  
come, Curiosity's wheels continue to blaze a trail for human footprints on  
Mars.

To follow the conversation online about Curiosity's first year on Mars, use  
hashtag #1YearOnMars or follow @NASA and @MarsCuriosity on Twitter.

For NASA TV streaming video, schedule and downlink information, visit:Â 

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv 

For more information about NASA's exploration of Mars, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/mars 

For more information about the International Space Station, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/station 

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